Walker Wolf Bites
October 30th, 2023
Walker PTO Fundraiser
The Walker PTO fundraiser kicks off today. This year the PTO will be putting on the fundraiser entirely themselves so that all of the profits from the fundraiser go directly to the school. Please click on the flyer below for more information.
Attendance Updates
We continue to focus on attendance this year, as consistent, on time attendance in school is the greatest predictor for student success. Our goal is to have at least 95% of our students on campus every single day. Here is the average percent of students in attendance for each of the first three months of school:
August - 95.58% of students in attendance
September - 93.88% of students in attendance
October - 94.85% of students in attendance
Overall Average - 94.77%
This is a significant improvement from last year, but we continue to ask families to prioritize having students at school each day, on time.
We have many students who are arriving to school late, after 7:30am, each day. This causes students to miss important instruction each day, as teachers begin teaching as soon as the day starts. Please be sure your child is dropped or in the morning before 7:30am.
If you child is going to be absent, please be sure to call the attendance office to notify the school. The number is 520-696-6518.
Spirit Week October 30th - November 3rd
Monday 10/30/23
Color Day - Each grade wears a different color.
Kinder Red
1st Orange
2nd Yellow
3rd Green
4th Blue
5th Purple
Tuesday 10/31/23
Halloween Dress Up Day - Costume Parade at 8:00am. Parents welcome to attend.
No blood, gore, weapons, masks, or inappropriate dress.
Wednesday 11/1/23
Walker Wednesday - Wear your Walker gear or Black, Gray or Turquoise.
Thursday 11/2/23
Dress as a staff member day
Friday 11/3/23
Pajama Day
Golden Paw Awards
This week’s Golden Paw Staff awards go to:
Michelle Baller, Reading Interventionist and Will Simmons, Instructional Technology Specialist
“Mrs. Baller works so hard with our intervention students every day. She has so much patience, grace, and knowledge! She is a great colleague, co-worker, friend, and fountain of information.”
“Mr. Will is a superhero to so many on campus! Anytime we need help with tech issues (which is often) he comes to our rescue! Mr. Will recently spent time helping me problem solve some tech issues before testing. I don’t know what I would have done without him. In addition to being so helpful, Mr. Will is always so kind. He never makes me feel like I’m a bother for asking for help. I greatly appreciate his patience and hard work. Walker is very lucky to have Mr. Will as part of our Wolf Pack!”
Walker School Spelling Bee November 16th
Our Walker School Spelling Bee will be held on November 16th. Two students from each third, fourth, and fifth grade class will participate. The students will be picked based on their classroom spelling bee competition. The file below contain the spelling bee study word list for this year for any student who is interested in preparing.
Early Release Wednesday
A reminder that every Wednesday will be early release for students. School will dismiss at 12:00pm.
Important Reminders
- Please do not exit and leave your car if you are using the car line to drop off or pick up your child.
- Please be sure that you communicate how your child will be going home each day. Please try to keep it as consistent as possible. We also ask that you do not change how a student will be getting home after 1:00pm. This will ensure that it can communicated in time to the classroom teacher.
- If you are picking your child up after school we ask that you have a sign in your car or that you carry a sign with your child's name (first name and last initial), grade, and teacher.
- A reminder that the shoulder along Roller Coaster is not Walker Elementary School property and it is illegal to park in the bike lanes and unsafe to park there. Please utilize the parking spaces within the Walker Elementary School parking lot if you would like to meet your child at the West Gate for dismissal.
This Week
Tuesday - Halloween Parade at 8:00am
Wednesday - Early Release at 12:00pm
Thursday - Picture Retakes
Friday - College Gear Day
Walker Wolf Pack Award
Kindergarten
Mrs. LaRock's Class
Anaiyah
Ellalinda
Jhontel
Juan
Maddox
Mia
Odin
Ranier
Reigna
Santiago
Mrs. Powers' Class
Cameron
Charlotte
Emiliano
Jameson
Jasmine
Zander
First Grade
Ms. Maytorena's Class
Atticus
Coralee
Orion
Ratliff's Class
Charlotte
Jhalyssa
Second Grade
Ms. Bermudez's Class
Antonio
Ares
Gabriel
Hunter
Jacqueline
Kaylin
Mrs. Miller's Class
Alice
Amaya
Delilah
Edgar
Hensley
Legend
Norah
Vijo
Wallace
William
Third Grade
Mrs. De La Rocha's Class
Isaac
Sebastian
Serenity
Mrs. Luciano's Class
Elijah
Hutson
Jezabel
Liam
Lilly
Logan
Sameen
Mrs. Williams' Class
Cadhin
Furat
Kyler
Liam
Sutton
Fourth Grade
Ms. Triphan's Class
Uziah
Fifth Grade
Ms. Flippo's Class
Mia
Ruben
Mrs. Kidd's Class
Aurora
Enfinety
Felina
Morgyn